Palantir says NATO's Maven AI system has no kill switch

Palantir said neither it nor the US government can remotely shut down Maven, the AI battlefield system used by NATO's top military command. The assurance follows European concerns over control of US-made defence tech after Ukraine's Starshield access was reportedly restricted.

• NATO acquired Maven for SHAPE in March 2025 and declared it fully capable on 22 June 2026
• Neither NATO nor Palantir disclosed the contract value
• Germany and France declined to adopt Maven over dependence on a US supplier
• France is moving its intelligence agency to ChapsVision instead of Palantir